Race: Busch Volunteer 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 22 of 31
Date: August 23, 1980
Track: Bristol International Raceway
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Busch Volunteer 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 11 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Junior Johnson | Sponsor | Busch |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 379 |
| Started First | Cale Yarborough | Most Laps Led | Cale Yarborough (379) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Total Purse | $95,480 | Winner Earnings | $16,550 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 22 of 31 |
Busch Volunteer 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Busch | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 500 | 379 | running | 185 | $16,550 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Rod Osterlund | Chevrolet | 500 | 24 | running | 175 | $11,450 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 55 | running | 170 | $7,500 |
| 4 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet | 499 | 10 | running | 165 | $7,700 |
| 5 | 6 | 27 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | M.C. Anderson | Chevrolet | 499 | 3 | running | 160 | $5,450 |
| 6 | 11 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Mike Curb / Hodgdon | Bud Moore | Ford | 498 | 5 | running | 155 | $5,100 |
| 7 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 146 | $4,860 |
| 8 | 12 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Valleydale Meats | Jim Testa | Oldsmobile | 496 | 0 | running | 142 | $2,065 |
| 9 | 14 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 138 | $3,960 |
| 10 | 5 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 134 | $3,490 |
| 11 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 130 | $3,130 |
| 12 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King | Junie Donlavey | Mercury | 477 | 0 | engine | 127 | $3,410 |
| 13 | 18 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 124 | $2,900 |
| 14 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Chevrolet | 468 | 5 | engine | 126 | $2,665 |
| 15 | 16 | 75 | John Anderson | — | Rahmoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 118 | $700 |
| 16 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 465 | 0 | running | 115 | $1,705 |
| 17 | 20 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive Parts | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | engine | 112 | $1,820 |
| 18 | 28 | 45 | Baxter Price | Iron Peddlers | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,635 |
| 19 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Cecil Gordon | Oldsmobile | 403 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,300 |
| 20 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 402 | 0 | engine | 103 | $1,275 |
| 21 | 27 | 61 | Bub Strickler | Duro-Bond | Jim Norris | Oldsmobile | 396 | 0 | crash | — | $550 |
| 22 | 17 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Thompson Industries | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | engine | 97 | $785 |
| 23 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 343 | 19 | crash | 99 | $1,020 |
| 24 | 29 | 74 | Stuart Huffman | Bluegrass Express | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 340 | 0 | transmission | — | $510 |
| 25 | 24 | 19 | Steve Spencer | Belden Asphalt | Henley Gray | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | crash | — | $750 |
| 26 | 25 | 9 | Dick May | Pokeys of Doylestown | Nelson Oswald | Buick | 204 | 0 | battery | 85 | $490 |
| 27 | 13 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing | Junior Miller | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | engine | 82 | $730 |
| 28 | 9 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | Sanyo | Nelson Malloch | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | strut rod | 79 | $720 |
| 29 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Stone's Cafeteria | Don Robertson | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | engine | 76 | $810 |
| 30 | 30 | 84 | Bobby Sands | Sands Racing | Bobby Sands | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | transmission | 73 | $450 |
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